She wants the best for her husband and son, and encourages them to make smart decisions when it comes to the family business.
Mario's mother, who loves her family but is extremely skeptical of the idea of keeping a cricket. Harry's quieter, calmer nature balances out Tucker, and the two are both very good friends to Chester while he is in New York.
Tucker's best friend, a cat who lives in the subway station as well. He is the first to warmly welcome Chester to New York, and acts as a helpful guide and dedicated friend through the ups and downs of Chester's summer spent in the city. TuckerĪ mouse living in the Times Square subway station who has a habit of hoarding all sorts of things he finds on the street, including money and food. Mario is the one human with whom Chester develops a special connection. Mario is kind and compassionate, and cares deeply for Chester Cricket after finding him lost in the subway station. MarioĪ young boy living in New York who works at his parents' newsstand. He is also an extremely talented musician, able to chirp songs of his own composition as well as imitate songs he hears on the radio. Chester is very brave and adapts quickly to his new life in the big city, even though he is far outside his comfort zone. Because Chester has a hidden talent and no one-not even Chester himself-realizes that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.A small black cricket from Connecticut who gets stuck on a train and finds himself in New York City. He hopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mario soon understands that the cricket is more than that. It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents' newsstand. The trio have many adventures-from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire.Ĭhester makes a third friend, too. And he could not have found two better guides-and friends-than Tucker and Harry. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City-the Times Square subway station.Ĭhester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. An updated version of The Cricket in Times Square, the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee.
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